Calderwood saw a 'semblance of improvement' from Cobblers against Barnsley
Colin Calderwood saw a ‘semblance of improvement’ from his team during Tuesday’s 1-0 defeat to Barnsley.
Cobblers extended their own record losing run as Reyes Cleary scored the game’s only goal with a fine first half finish.
"It was an improvement from the weekend and the players did a lot of what we asked,” said Calderwood. “We got hurt for the goal. We could have taken more control in that moment because we had numbers over.
"They went up the other end and it’s three against three. Their left-winger has been really good at that, cutting inside, and we tried to combat that with Jon (Guthrie) going over but it goes between the two boys and we were punished in a moment where we had a bit of a threat.
"I feel that’s unfortunate for the lads but it’s another good example of the threat and the danger you can face when you’re in possession. You have to lock it off and stop the game but we didn’t do that and they created a good goal.
"Barnsley were in the ascendency in the first half and we found it difficult with the wind. We contributed to our own problems and we lost out in our good moments, but there was a semblance of improvement and I thought we competed better.”